rick santorum and i, pennsylvania, wrote the legislation dealing with -- lamar alexander and i worked on allergy legislation together. premature birth, and the screen, afterschool programs. the point i want to make, i mentioned these names is because it wasn't that long ago that the republicans and democrats worked together on these issues. and it ought to be that way again. this is not a partisan battle. who cares about children is willing to stand up and come together. this ought not be an issue by going blue states and red states, people decided to want to make a difference in the lives of children. so we made a great deal of progress. at face children and families during those years. and as i prepare to leave the senate after announcing my retirement to 2010, i decide to take a look back on the work that had been done and to determine what would still be needed for children and families to do better. so we held a number of hearings with bob casey played an integral part during that year of 2010 during my last year in the congress, going back and revealing what had occurred childre